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I would love to share with you our travels and adventures as international
consultants. About living in Italy, the Veneto area near Venice; in Indonesia,
central Java. Why we love the southeast of the United States and moved back from
Italy. Our love for gardening, the botanical way. Sharing with you our manifold
treasures from exotic places and even offering several in my Mariette's Back to
Basics LLC Boutique, for others to enjoy. As well as high end silver items from
Giovanni Raspini, Italy |
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also do classes and consulting... too much to list here! Check out my google.com/+MarietteVandenMunckhofVedderABOUT page, where you see my other LINKS and email address; you just scroll down.Thanks!

Love to
bring back some romance and quality to the daily life of others...

Dearest Mariette;Wow, your Rhododendron (yellow color azalea) is breathtakingly beautiful♡♡♡ We see azaleas with white and pink but not yellow ones. Happy for you blooming so gorgeously!!!Have a wonderful week ahead, my friend.

Sending you Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*

Dear Mariette,These are so graceful and such a beautiful color! I love the long stamens and the delicate way they light up your lovely landscape. So unusual and with fragrance to make them very special. Hope your week is lovely, too. xo Karen

Dearest Mariette,What a beautiful azalea. Yellows are rare in this family so this one is a treat. Our mountain laurel blooms are going to be scarce. The harsh winter led to the dear eating all the low growing shoots. There's always next year!Enjoy your day............*s*

Beautiful flower in that vibrant yellow! Your garden is looking more gorgeous each day and I can see you are enjoying it, specially in lovely spring weather! Yes, the Easter weekend is very observed here in Ecuador, as is a very Catholic country, therefore, Good Friday is a very quiet day, everything is closed and you must fast and have something like a soup made of grains and pumpkin, just harvested, annd it's a Spanish tradition. There are many rituals observed the entire week prior to Easter Sunday too! My mom knows more than me because of course, she was brought up here and not me, but now I know them all, lol! Yes, that movie Noah is terrible, not worth wasting money or time!!!Hugs,FABBY

Mariette, here are two feast days, like in Europe. A time of renewal, lovely Easter!I hope your holiday was sweet, and blessed!What a beautiful flower, I like the yellow color is vibrant ...Kiss dear friend and a great week for you.